Archibald Montgomery Low

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Archibald Montgomery Low was an aero inventor, whom we have as a Captain in His Majesty's Army, of Royal Flying Corps Experimental Works, Feltham, Middlesex, filing in collaboration with Joseph Dickinson and British Aircraft Limited.[1]

We have him slightly later as a Captain in His Majesty's Royal Flying Corps, of R.F.C. Experimental Works, Feltham, Middlesex, filing in collaboration with Edgar Wace.[2]

We have him as a Captain in His Majesty's Army, of Royal Flying Corps Experimental Works, Feltham, Middlesex.[3]

We have him as a Major in the R.A.F., of Royal Air Force Experimental Works, Feltham, Middlesex.[4] We are naturally tracking the military organizational changes implicit in this data as we are tracking the biographical trajectory of the inventor.

Earlier non-aero patent documentation has him as a Doctor of Science addressed at 8, Union Court, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.[5] He seems to have engaged in various particular fields of innovation, mainly pertinent to vehicles, non-aero and non-military, before engaging in the work of the greatest interest to us. We may look into this further.


Patents whose inventor or applicant is Archibald Montgomery Low

  • Patent GB-1916-110812 (English title: Improvements relating to the Framework of Airships, Filing date: 1916-11-18)
  • Patent GB-1916-110432 (English title: Improvements in Automatic Breech Mechanism for Small Arms, Filing date: 1916-11-21)
  • Patent GB-1917-195101 (English title: Improvements in electrical controlling apparatus, Filing date: 1917-06-22)
  • Patent GB-1918-125564 (English title: Improved Apparatus for Testing Aeroplanes, Filing date: 1918-11-21)

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Names Archibald Montgomery Low
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Countries CA
Locations 8, Union Court, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.; Royal Flying Corps Experimental Works, Royal Air Force Experimental Works, Feltham, Middlesex
Occupations military officer
Tech areas Airship, Airplane, Ignition, Speedometer, Projectile, Military, Pulleys, Motors, Control, Wind tunnel
Affiliations His Majesty's Army, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps Experimental Works, Royal Air Force Experimental Works
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